4 - Road Access to Private Property and Autonomy over Private Lands Within and Adjacent to the NPR Boundary

3 months ago

If your
property is in the middle of the proposed national park reserve, it will still
remain your property, under the by-laws and regulations of the regional
district, and where applicable provincial statutes. In order for you, guests,
family, friends or patrons to access your property, you will not need to
pay fees, toll road fees or the like.

Parks
Canada has no jurisdiction over how you manage your private land. Bordering a
national park reserve can have immense benefits and, as good neighbours, Parks
Canada welcomes the opportunity to work with private land owners towards common
objectives.

Knowing access and private property rights will
remain unchanged, what concerns are still on your mind?

Why are you trying to fix a model that already works and protects the biodiversity, mixed use, First Nations, and recreation? Why not go find an area of the Province that needs to be restored and have biodiversity reinstated? This boondoggle has been going on for 15 years and the local users and residents still don't want it. Time to stop wasting our money and move on!

For those operating Orchards, Vineyards, or other growing activities long park boarders that spray. How will parks address the use of sprays that will find their way onto park lands boarding those activities.

Force yourself through the grueling task of reading the National Parks Act and more importantly the Species at Risk Act (SARA) and you will find your answer. Pay specific attention to the area of "measures to protect listed wildlife species - recovery strategy - action plan - sections 53 to 59" of SARA. Some very serious language here revealing the shockingly unbelievable amount of power wielded by the Feds and their biologists.

"Parks Canada has no jurisdiction over how you manage your private land"...Oh really? Read over the Species at Risk Act. And, I'm positive that if you spoke with the average person who lives in Banff that they would laugh at the notion that Parks Canada is a "good neighbor".

Where access to private land adjoining or in the park is not subject to permits or fees, if the use is changed to benefit from the park, i.e. to tourism from farming or logging or simply lodging, etc. would the park impose fees?